Insights & News

What started as a series of individual imaging replacements in Pittsburgh’s West Penn Hospital became an opportunity to do much more – and reflect more deeply on patient and visitor experiences.

BIM collaboration. Next-generation workplace design. And the unique melancholy designers feel at the end of a years-long project. We published dozens of original articles in the Big Ideas section of our website last year. Here are the five most popular posts from 2020.

Building information modeling, or BIM, provides powerful 3D design and review capabilities to any project. When the project is this big, though, it needs to be managed with extra care. In this Q-and-A, BIM managers from DesignGroup and HDR describe their successful collaboration on a massive new OSU Wexner Medical Center project.

It’s easy to add superficial nature elements to design, indoors and out. Environmental psychologist Dr. Judith Heerwagen advocates for thinking about it much more deeply. DesignGroup’s Chris Haedt spoke with her about biophilic design and how architecture can be improved through an evolutionary, biological perspective.

There has been at least one silver lining to the Covid-19 crisis. Telemedicine treatment for behavioral health patients has been very positive – for patients and practitioners alike.

Change always happens. How we respond is what matters. DesignGroup CEO Sherm Moreland offers proven insights for strategic planning during times of uncertainty.

As the world returns to work and starts planning for a new future – both near and long term, we’re sharing a decision-making framework for planning and capital investment.

Five Strategies for Improving Their Workplace. (Spoiler: They’re similar to the corporate world)

A first-hand look at improving patient experience

Balancing clinical and family considerations